News Summary: Cuban blog gathering

 
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THE GATHERING: Cuban bloggers and tweeters talked tech in Havana at a Spanish-organized forum promoting social media in one of the world's most unplugged nations.


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OFFICIAL RESPONSE: They were accused in state-run media of attempting to foment subversive activities.

THE INTERNET IN CUBA: Cuba is one of the least-connected countries in the world and relies on costly, plodding satellite hookup. The government historically has complained that the U.S. embargo prevented it from linking to undersea cables that run near the island. However a $70 million fiber-optic link strung from Venezuela has not changed Internet access in Cuba so far.





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